On 24 April 1916 Shackleton and five of his men began an epic 800-mile open-boat voyage to South Georgia, leaving the remaining 22 men behind on Elephant Island After three frustrated rescue ...

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The crossing of the Island by foot followed a 12-day re-enactment of Shackleton’s 800 nautical mile journey in a replica of the James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia. Expedition ...

before making a lifeboat dash to Elephant Island, followed by a hazardous sail across the Southern Ocean to South Georgia. And if that wasn't enough, Shackleton and two colleagues then trekked ...

They managed first to get to Elephant Island, at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from where Shackleton then set off with five others to try to reach South Georgia to get help. He succeeded ...

In Ernest Shackleton's view, there was only one course of action. Never mind that it was an act of desperation. He and a few of his men would have to leave Antarctica's Elephant Island and summon ...

Once Shackleton decides to relocate and try to reach Elephant Island, their journey to safety is truly epic. Although all 28 ...

Shackleton and crew were able to escape the doomed vessel and take refuge on Elephant Island. Ernest Shackleton and crew head out from Elephant Island in a makeshift open sea craft. Following a ...